Sunday, June 1, 2025

Orb

Orb is a free app to diagnose Internet connectivity issues.  It is available for multiple platforms.

https://orb.net/ 

Asciinema

Asciinema is a free and open source solution for recording terminal sessions with Linux.

https://asciinema.org/

https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-record-linux-terminal-with-asciinema/

PowerTree

PowerTree is a PowerShell module that is a replacement for the old tree command.

https://github.com/spaansba/PowerTree

https://petri.com/powertree-powershell-visualize-file-structure/



Bandwhich

Bandwhich is a real-time network monitor that displays live network connections within Linux.

https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich

https://www.howtogeek.com/great-linux-utilities-to-monitor-your-system-resources-in-the-terminal/

https://www.howtogeek.com/3-cool-linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-january-23/

Espanso

Espanso is a cross-platform and open-source text replacement (or text expander) tool.

https://espanso.org/

https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/espanso-text-replacement/

Sites that offer older games within a web browser

Below are a few sites that offer older games via a web browser that require no local installation.

https://freevideogames.org/

https://www.free80sarcade.com/

https://www.retrogames.cc/


Monday, May 5, 2025

Manzan

Manzan is an open source project designed to simplify IBM i system operations and monitoring.

https://theprez.github.io/Manzan/#/

https://www.itjungle.com/2025/05/05/ibm-unveils-manzan-a-new-open-source-event-monitor-for-ibm-i/


Friday, May 2, 2025

Zen Browser

Zen Browser is an open-source web browser based on Firefox but focused on privacy.

https://zen-browser.app/

https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop

FlyBy11

Flyby11 is a patcher that removes the restrictions preventing from installing Windows 11 (24H2) on unsupported hardware.

https://github.com/builtbybel/Flyby11

OneCommander

OneCommander is a modern file manager for Windows 11.  It is free for personal use.

https://onecommander.com/

https://www.howtogeek.com/this-file-manager-solves-all-my-windows-file-explorer-woes/